Battery case



June 16, 1925. F. c. DRAKE ET Al. f

BATTERY CASE Filed April 26, 1923 lillll Patented June 16, 1925.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK C. BRAKE, JOHN W.

HOUGH, HARRY l IDDTNGS, LNB LEROY D. FIERSON, OF LIAPLETON, IOWA BATTERYCASE.

Application filed April 26, 1923. Serial No` 634,849.

le it. known that we, Fiuannnufii (f). Dimmi, JonN lV. Horton, Hmm' .LlnmNos, und Licno I). lu-ineox. oitizens oi the Uniteil States.resiiliingr :it Mapleton, in the county ot Mononu and Stute of iowa,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Battery Cases;unilwo. (lo hereby declare the followingr to be u iull, (leur, :mtlexact cies ription of the invention, suoli us will enuhie others skilledin the nrt to which' it :quivi-tiling to neuke unil use the Home.

The invention has for its object to provide protof'tiro uuilm tor theyStorage buttery of :iinotor whivli Suvh :is generally uefl for ignition:uulf'ie'htiug purposefr.

A further purpose ot the invention is the provision of :i ruse to whieh.the lenti wire muy be pernmnen'l'i.' ronnei'tefl, the buttery boingrrozulilfi' removable from unfl insertihle within the vos@ withoutrequiring the loosen ing or oupiing oi wire?L the Connections bf ing;Surh ns to :uitoruutiially :fouple or unli'ouple the i'rruinulsi oi thelitttery with the loud wires, it boingP necessary only to litt thebattery troni the euse mtl to (irop the saune therein.

CUther objects und :ul'v'zintuges Wiii be op purent undsuggesttiiernselves :in the nature ot' the invention is iuiclerstoofl.

llf'hile the drawings illustrate an einbotiiment oi' the invention it isto be understood that in zulziniing' the suine to meet iiierentcoi'iditions :incl ieiuiiroments, various changes in the form,proportion and minor detalle of Coustru 'tion nifty be resorted towithout departing Jfrom the nature of the invention- Referring to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of the application.:

Figure l is n, persl'ieetive View ot o bettery cese embodying" theinvention.5

Figure 2 is :i vertical longitudinal section thereoil with the battervin position therein.

Figure 3 is e View of the inner side ot' it portion ot' the mise ehowingu battery connection, y:nui

Figure is a detail sectional View on the line 4. i L ot liigure i.

Correspondine anni like parte are referred to in tho-followingdescription and designated in the several viowsbf the drawings by likeretereuee ehururters.

The ntunerzii 1 designates the hotly oi the ons@ which muy bevonstrurteii ot any suitable nuiteriol :intl in any preferred Way. Theeuse l is strengthened and reinforced by means of an external treme 2,preferably eonstruetecl of angle iron7 said frame being ot' skeletonformation und embracing the rorners between adjacent sides and betweenthe sides und the bottom, the upper angle number being disposed with :ttiange projecting; outwin'iilv. as indicated at 3, Whereby 'to providesuppoitinggr menno for the case and the fastening means whereby thecover o t' the case is held in pleine.

I A. spring i-onneetor Li is located-u on the inner side ot nach omiwill of the Case and is: eonneeteii :it one enfl to the latter by holte`:"i or other suitable fastening means which ure electrically insulatedfrom ,he oonneetor Lt to prevent short eirouiting of the battery fromWithout the frese. An arm o projeets ietereily from the end of theconni'eetor 4 that isi fastened to the euse and a ieiul vireelectriosiily connected to the -orin (S enti extentie to the parts 'tobe eupplied with current from the bzitten?.A

The numeral 8 designates o storage .hat tory such as genereliy providedfog: ism internal combustion engine constituting the motor plant oi antintombbii, motor hoot, flying machine endl the like-.i A plete 9 isattached to the outer eide of eaoh enel of the battery enti ieeonneoteti with e. battery terininztl. The 9 are so poeitionei as ltocome opposite the spring connectors 4 when the battery ie in positionwithin the ense T, thereby completing the circuit through seicleonneetorqe and the leed Wires to the part or parte to be Supplied withcurrent from the batteryn The construction is suoli as to admit o thebuttery S being .readily lifted from the ease and repleeed thereinWithout ioosening any parte or disconnecting or coupling any Wires andthe spring connectors insure e, positive closing o the Circuit end themaintaining of the suine in closed relation. A cover 10 closes the topof the case i. enti is held in place by means of turnbuttons l or othersuitable fastening means applied 'to the outer flange 3. The turnbnttonl1 may be tightened or loosened by means ot thumb screws l0.

'lVhat ie rlaimecl is:

in combinotion7 :t ease having connectors therein oi resilient materialfastened at opposite siile walls tl'iereo'i", u. battery supported Tilby and within the case, said battery at two 'sides having plates,conductors disposed completely exteriorly o'f the battery, saidconductors connecting the plates to terminals f of the battery,laterally extending terminal arms on the -connectors, said arms and theconnections of the conductors to the plates being on opposite sides ofthe zones of Contact of the connectors and plates.

In testimony whereof we nlx our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK C. DRAKE. JOHN lV. HOUGHL HARRY J. IDDINGS. LEROY D. PIERSON;lVitnesses:

RICHARD PORTER, G. G. HARIUS.

